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ɪtˈsɛlfit·self
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itselfpronoun
it;
The door itself is quite heavy.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Itselfpronoun.
The neutral reciprocal pronoun applied to things.
Etymology: it and self.
Who then shall blame
His pester'd senses to recoil and start,
When all that is within him does condemn
Itself for being there? William Shakespeare, Macbeth.Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor. John Locke.
Webster Dictionary
Itself
the neuter reciprocal pronoun of It; as, the thing is good in itself; it stands by itself
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Itself
it-self′, pron. the neuter reciprocal pronoun, applied to things.—By itself, alone, apart; In and by itself, separately considered.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'itself' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #362
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'itself' in Written Corpus Frequency: #785
Anagrams for itself »
filets
fliest
stifle
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of itself in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of itself in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of itself in a Sentence
The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
Every being is the universe shed from itself, like a continuous sunrise.
The recognition that no knowledge can be complete, no metaphor entire, is itself humanizing. It counteracts fanaticism. It grants even to adversaries the possibility of partial truth, and to oneself the possibility of error.
If she ends up with the Democratic nomination, I don't think I would hesitate to vote for her, but in terms of the primary itself, currently I am leaning towards Bernie Sanders.
The disruptive influence of China is now showing itself in another manner through rapidly growing outbound M&A.
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